Fence-post.



@mi MMBLE com J. E. & DPP. STRYKER.

FENCE POST. v APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1.911. 1,028,630. Patented Jun@ 4, 1912.

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Be it known that We, JOHN E. STRYKER, av4

I citizen of the United States, residing atNew I York, in-the'county of New York and State of New York, and DICK P. S'rnrmin, a citi- 'zen off'the United States', residing at Somer-I ville, i'n the'county of Somerset and lState ofi New Jersey, have invented'certain new and 4useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, ofV

vwhichI ence'being had therein to the'accompanylng the following isa specification, ref er- This invent-ion relates to fence posts, andV vhas particular reference to a metallic fence post to which the wire strands may-be con- Ano-thenobJect of lthis invention is' the production of a fence post which is very du` tions,

. and this obvious that owing i'able, and 20 View of the post..

' sides of will not be affected bythe'usual vibrations o f the Vwirefcarried thereby.

With these and'other objects in view'this invention consists ofv certain novel construccombinations, and `arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective Fig. 2'is an enlarged perspective of one end thereof. Fig. 3 is a front view of aportion of the post.` Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view thereof, and Fig. 5' -is a transverse sect-ion taken through the fence supporting block Ishowing the position 'of the angle vpost secured thereto.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 1` designates the base or anchor block which is placed in the usual manner in a post hole,

block 1 is formed ofl a rectan ular shape. A post 2 comprising an angle odystraddles one corner-of said anchor block 1, as illustrated-iny 1, and 5, and thisan' gle post 2 is formed of a less'an"v le than the Fig. 5. The post 2 is secured` to the anchor block 1 by 'nieans f pins orv other suitable fastening means 3, and it willftli'erefore be t`o the different angle of. the anchor'block and'post, the "post" willbe morefirmlyfheld upon the 'anchor blockv` and resist the vibration which usually occurs in awi're fence.

" obvious that owing to the ripping feature of the post 2 upon the bloc 1, considerable strain Will'b'e removed from the supporting Pins 3- As previously vstatedthe post 2A coiriprises tion, that is to say,

to Athe pocket 7 when the wire is bein inthe anchor block 1 as ilustrated in v tiguoiis' pairsof sriai No. 651,852.

ese wire vreceiving' sockets pairs so vas' to within said sockets. Bycarefully considering Figs.

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an .angle vbody .which consists o f sides 4 and l wire receiving sockets 6 the edge of each of the 1, 2 and 3 vit will be seen-that the sockets adapted to` receive4 the, same wire are arranged so as to open'in an opposite directhe upper socket upon' the side 4` extending/downwardly, and the coperat-ing socket on side 5 extending up- 4wardly "both having their wire pockets 7 'arranged in alinement. Each of receiving these sockets 6 is "provided near Iits en` trance 8 with abulged gripping knob x9 which knob 9 tends to obstruct tlie'entrance serted therein. In view of the fact, ow-

being inserted nto the pocket 7 as `illusost is formed of metal, the

trated in- Fig. 4, and adjust itself to the pos ition as shown in dot-ted lines.. However,

lines thereby firmly clamping the wire in position. Through the combined features I wiresockets 6, it will be obvious thatl the wire 'strands'will be''rml held in osition,

desired to release-the wire from the post, the

as soon as the wire strand 11 enters the pocket 7 vthe knob 9 willlimmedia'telyj adjust v' itself to itsnormal: position as shown in full 'of the knob 9 and the arrangement ofthe same maybe readilyaccomplished by going r through the Vdesired manipulations. It should be further obviousthat in view of .the fact that'thesesockets are arranged in contiguous pairs, the wire strands may be more readily inserted within the socket and connected to the post.

sides 4 and4v 5'are disposed at an angle to said sides 4 and '5 so as to yhave the entrance to the apertures -ettend practically parallel. to

each other.

What we claim is-:- A fencepost of\ the class descr 1bed c0m prising an angle body, a plurality ofconwire receiving sockets formed upon Veach of the side ed es'of said openings intermediatethe openings, on they oppositeredgef one r'socket upon -fonefedge The edges 'of thef body, the-sockets upon each edgeaving the i" -one 'of said socketsv pitched and the other ofsaid sockets beingv upwardly pitched, each of said sockets bein provided with an overhanging lip provide with acomparatively narrow resilient neck carrying at its other end an enlar ed bhiged portion, said wire receiving .soc etsv being 10 provided at thp'r inner ends with an' enlarged pocket portion, and said bulged por-z tion being adapted to normally ,obstruct'the entrance of'a wire to or from said pocket."

j Intestimony whereof we bhereunto. aiX our signatures in resence ofwitnesses.

. gOHN E. STRYKER. P DICK P. STR'YKER..v

Witnesses -as to' signature of John E. Stryker:

l' EDWARD CKERSEN,

E. J. DUDLEY.. I, Witnesses asf to signature vof Dick P. Stryker: y

THosB. MADDEN, A. J. CAMrBELI'.. 

